Comic Market 2008 Winter

I went to Comiket today, wanted to find Noto Arisa's Dojinshi, but couldn't find it. The layout of Big Site was crazy. Personally, being my first time, I was surprised to see the game and music dojinshi booths. Couldn't find anything that I wanted. Hoped for some IM@S goods, but couldn't get any. Cosplayers were interesting, as were the photo idols' booths. I don't know if it will help my report, but it might. Saw someone selling a novel about an wotageishi, but didn't pick it up. Next week is Nakano Wonderful Hearts.

Top Ten

I love top ten lists, especially around this year-end season. For today, I present my top ten songs of 2008 as of today:
1. 行け行けモンキーダンス - Berryz工房
2. Happy Stand Up - Berryz工房
3. 大声ダイヤモンド - AKB48
4.ニコニコ流星群
5. ロッタラロッタラ -Buono!
6. 空色デイズ spiral chiptune mix - Nakagawa shoko with 8bit Project
7. Resonant Blue - Morning Musume
8. ﾎﾟﾘﾘｽﾞﾑ - Perfume
9. １６歳の恋なんて -安部なつみ＆矢島舞美
10. 記憶の迷路 -High King

Shimizu Saki Solo Event

Tonight I went the the Shimizu Saki Solo event at Pacific Heaven. Unlike NKSK's event, I had number 47, so I couldn't grab a front row seat. Instead, I got a seat four rows from the stage and at the far right. Although I'm more of a Berryz fan than a ℃-ute fan, I though Nakki's singing was more interesting and exciting. During song performances, Shimizu seemed to focus on the cieling rather than playing the crowd. Also, the fans more mostly content to clap along. Still Saki-chan did a respectable job. Also, unlike the solo events earlier this year, there was no Makoto as emcee.
Dressed in jean shorts, wool boots, and her purple t-shirt from the current Berryz concert tour, Captain Berryz did three songs, two talk segments, and the hand-shaking event. The first song performed was 会いたいけど. Then she had a "CM Talk" where she explained her reasoning for consceptualizing the CMs for the HP-Summer DVD Magazine. Her next song was いいことある記念の瞬間, which proceeded a rapid fire Q&A session. She was asked what here favorite country was ("Japan"), what kind of candy the members of Berryz Kobo would be, and some other questions I can't remember. To finish, she sang 夏 Remember You.
After that there was the Hand-shaking. I said something to her in English and she responded "Nice to meet you, thank you" in a very cute English voice.

NKSK

Today I went to Nakajima Saki's solo live. It was in the small resturant Bellow Up front's offices. Out of 90 seats, I was able to enter second, so I got a prime seat right in the front, only a few feat from Nakky. Her set list opened with Dekkai and included akai furijia by Melon, and Magokoro no Michi by Viyuden. She sounded great and did a good job. Super fun. I just wish I could remember to ask a question when shaking her hand. Oh well.
Slowly I'm becoming a Nakky fan, she did the talking part in Tokkaiko Junjou when I went the the Namida no Iro event, and now seeing her do some solo singing live, I'm becoming more enamoured. Don't know if I'll be giving up Berryz though. Haven't even been to a full Cutie concert. guess I wait for the fall.
On that note, what is up with the discrepancy between the Cutie and Berryz tours next season? Cutie circut goes on much longer and hits more cities than BK. Also, no dates within the urban Tokyo for Berryz or C-ute, closest it Hachioji or Yokohama. I wonder if C-ute has surpassed Berryz. And why Gumma. Of course, Berryz has a bus tour in Nagano that I would like to go on. But I'm broke from the regular concerts.

2008 Hello Project Awards Show

I went to Hello Project's 2008 Yokohama Arena concert Yesterday (1:30 Show). Center Seat, Row 18, seat 70. I was 3 seats away from the right-side mini-stage. Really close up to the members who sung and danced up there. The show was ok for me, would have liked to see more shuffling. They mostly stuck to the newer releases in the premade groups. Still, the Nacchi-Maimi combo was nice to see. As a Berryz fan, I thought that there was not enough Berryz comming to the mini-stages. Well, its not like I could see anything while Romancing. Well, I got three tickets for the upcomming BeriCute tour. Need that Jingiskan.